A COMMUNITY fundraising initiative has been launched to raise $2m for a new CT scanner at Rosebud Hospital. Save Rosebud Hospital and Community Bank Southern Peninsula have launched the Big Picture Appeal to raise funds for the “much-needed” equipment. Community Bank Southern Peninsula has pledged to match up to $250,000 in donations. Sue Gilbert, head of the Save Rosebud Hospital campaign, said the current CT scanner is outdated, and it affects patients in the emergency department and hospital. “If it gets too complicated, they have to be transferred to Frankston,” said Gilbert. “And that means waiting, when it can be…
Thursday, October 8
